Conservation status of some rare boreo-montane species in Serbia

Abstract

Due to disjunct distribution and habitat specificity, boreo-montane species are particularly vulnerable to the declining in area and population size. Although great proportion of these species has been already included, certain number of rare species among them so far has not been protected by any national or international document. This paper reviews the distribution and conservation status of 13 rare boreo-montane taxa not covered by any act of protection yet. For each species, the IUCN threatened status in Serbia is given; on the basis of these estimates it is proposed for 10 of them to be included in further acts of protection.